Chords of: SOS by: Birnir, Alaska1867. (Amaj7, E, Emaj7, C#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“SOS” by Birnir, Alaska1867 is in E Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, E, Emaj7, C#m.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Gm → Cm7 → Gm7 → C#7 → C#/B → C#7 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:59 | 28% |
| E | 0:28 | 13% |
| Emaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:16 | 8% |
| C# | 0:15 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#/G# | 0:08 | 4% |
Ab6 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm7 – C#7 – Amaj7 – C#/B – C#7 – Amaj7 – E6 – C#/G# – Amaj7 – Bm6 – C# – C6 – Amaj7 – Abm6 – C# – Amaj7 – Bm6 – C#/G# – Amaj7 – E – A – C#m – E – C# – Abm – C#m – B/A – E6 – Amaj7 – B7/D# – E6 – C#/G# – Am7b5/G – C#m – C# – Amaj7 – E7/G# – Amaj7 – C#7 – E – F#aug – C#7 – Emaj7 – C#m – B – …
